1973 Minnesota Twins season

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1973 Minnesota Twins 81-81, third in the AL Western Division
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Metropolitan Stadium (Since 1961) Bloomington, Minnesota (Since 1961)
1973 Information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Frank Quilici
Local television	WCCO-TV (Ray Scott, Ralph Fritz)
Local radio	830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, Ray Christensen)

The 1973 Minnesota Twins finished 81-81, third in the AL West. 907,499 fans attended Twins games, the third lowest total in the American League.

Two Twins made the All-Star Game: second baseman Rod Carew and pitcher Bert Blyleven.

1 Offense
2 Pitching
3 Defense
4 Regular Season
- 4.1 American League West final standings
- 4.2 Roster
5 Notable transactions
6 External links

[edit] Offense

Rod Carew won his third AL batting title with a .350 average. Bobby Darwin continued to show potential as a hitter with 18 HR and 90 RBI. Tony Oliva limped through the season hitting 16 HR and collecting 92 RBI.

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Bobby Darwin	18
RBI	Tony Oliva	92
BA	Rod Carew	.350*
Runs	Rod Carew	98

*League leader

[edit] Pitching

Bert Blyleven won 20 games for the first time. Three other pitchers had double digit wins: Jim Kaat (11-12), Dick Woodson (10-8), and Joe Decker (10-10).

**Team Leaders**
Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Bert Blyleven	2.52
Wins	Bert Blyleven	20
Saves	Ray Corbin	14
Strikeouts	Bert Blyleven	258

[edit] Defense

Pitcher Jim Kaat won his 12th Gold Glove Award.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

American League West
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Oakland Athletics	94	68	.580	--
Kansas City Royals	88	74	.543	6
Minnesota Twins	81	81	.500	13
California Angels	79	83	.488	15
Chicago White Sox	77	85	.475	17
Texas Rangers	57	105	.352	37

[edit] Roster

1973 Minnesota Twins roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Notable transactions

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[edit] External links

v • d • e 1973 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York •

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1973 All-Star Game • 1973 World Series

v • d • e Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	American League Park • National Park • Griffith Stadium • Metropolitan Stadium • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Twins Ballpark (future)

Culture	Piranhas • Soul Patrol • Homer Hanky • We're Gonna Win, Twins • Little Big League

Important Figures	Walter Johnson • Clyde Milan • Bucky Harris • Joe Judge • Sam Rice • Goose Goslin • Joe Cronin • Heinie Manush • Mickey Vernon • Eddie Yost • Roy Sievers • Harmon Killebrew • Camilo Pascual • Jim Kaat • Tony Oliva • Gary Gaetti • Rod Carew • Bert Blyleven • Kent Hrbek • Rick Aguilera • Kirby Puckett • Brad Radke • Torii Hunter • Johan Santana • Frank Viola • Jack Morris

Rivalries	Twins-White Sox rivalry • Twins-Athletics rivalry

Retired Numbers	3 • 6 • 14 • 29 • 34 • 42

World Series Champions (3)	1924 • 1987 • 1991

American League Championships (6)	1924 • 1925 • 1933 • 1965 • 1987 • 1991

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1973 Minnesota Twins season

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[edit] Offense

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Defense

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] American League West final standings

[edit] Roster

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] External links

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